Episode One is in the poorest condition of any existing episode I can think of. I presume they remastered the picture for the Lost In Time box set but still the scratches on the film are very intrusive. Still, it was the second last episode to turn up and nice to have regardless. I find the ‘blacking up’ of actors a little disturbing. Then again, it was ‘of the time’ wasn’t it? Hartnell gives an excellent performance here, especially in the first episode. We have the comic relief in the shop keeper. And we have a selection of British accents doubling for Arabs, although it’s not nearly as evident as in ‘The Romans’.

Episode three is called ‘The Wheel of Fortune’, yet there is no sign of Baby John Burgess which is a big disappointment. The beards get longer and more lush, the shop keeper is back hoping to make Vicki a ‘veritable strutting peacock’. We get to see a young Jean Marsh too! I wouldn’t mind seeing parts two and four. But please don’t ask me to merely listen to them! The actors – Glover and Marsh, make this one of the strongest casts Who had in the sixties, if not beyond. They use studio for exterior shots very well in this one. The director has done a great job in achieving shots (such as through curtains) and it seems there is more studio space for this one. Good pace. Pity two episodes are missing. 7.3/10